This post is long overdue, but my Cornish Rex, Olive, has a cousin! My sister got a Sphynx, and she's an extra-special one because she has a thin layer of peach fuzz in some places. It's interesting to see how similar the mannerisms are between a Cornish Rex and a Sphynx. I wish my sister lived closer so they could spend more time together!

Here's some cute shots of Neptune. Welcome to the family, Neppy, and sorry I neglected posting about you for so long!

With a dog, a cat and a baby on the way, things have been less than easy lately. So when a representative for Mr. Chewy, a pet supply website, offered me a $50 voucher to review their site, I was hoping the process wouldn't be too cumbersome.

Luckily, I was very impressed. The site offers more than 70 brands of dog and cat food, treats, potty pads, cat litter, and flea and tick products. I ordered four bags of cat food for our Cornish Rex, Olive, and threw in a rawhide for our mix-breed puppy, Eva:

1 x Holistic Select Radiant Adult & Kitten Health Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 3-lb bag - $10.99
1 x Eukanuba Chicken Adult Dry Cat Food, 4-lb bag - $10.99
1 x Halo Spot's Stew Seafood Medley Sensitive Formula Dry Cat Food, 3-lb bag - $12.99
1 x Iams Healthy Naturals with Atlantic Salmon Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag - $14.99
1 x Merrick Beef Chews Natural Dog Treats, One Natural Beef Chew - $1.99

The total came to $52.09, qualifying me for free shipping, a perk given on all orders over $49. I was pretty impressed with this, as I had 16 pounds of cat food coming my way with no shipping charges. I ordered the food the morning of Dec. 20 and was pleasantly surprised to receive the package by the end of the next day!

For a pregnant lady barely able to waddle around these days, this is the way to go. I'll definitely be a returning customer.

Use Cyber Monday as an excuse to stock up on cat products. Unlike the deals on Black Friday, these savings can be snagged from the safety of your home.

PetSmart is offering The Refined Feline Kitty Ball Bed for half price.
Regular price: $134.99. Sale: $67.49.

"Like" Crypton Home on Facebook to receive today's Cyber Monday deal.
See details on the Crypton Home website.

Petco is offering a cyber savings spectacular of 25 percent off sitewide plus free shipping on $49. 

Olive, my beloved Cornish Rex, turns one year old today. Happy Birthday, Ollie!

Introducing the picture-perfect Ghazaleh clan! Meet Ebon, a black male; Luna, a female tortie; and new baby Maverick, a point. They come from Shelly Peacock of Texas Rexas cattery.  What a beautiful family!

I'm in the process of building a home office, which got me thinking about cute office supplies. And when I think cute, I think cat. Here are some of the cutest cat office supplies out there.

Cat Writers Memo Block by Girl of All Work, $13.95, Franklin Covey.

Jonathan Adler Cat Bookends, $39.95, Barnes and Noble.

Kitty Cat Paper Clips, $2.95, Three Dogz.

Xonex Bookmark Pen, $10, Amazon.

Cat Eraser, $4.08, Polyvore.

Desktop Stapler, Cat, $11.30, Amazon.

iPop Boy Girl Party Cats Magnets, £7.50, Papernation.

Kam Kam Magnetic Paper-clip Container, $15, Amazon.

Optical Computer Mouse - Doggy and Kitty, $30 each, Uncommon Goods.

So, a couple weeks ago I bought an offer from petsimply.com that provided me with a voucher for $30 worth of food from petfooddirect.com for just $15. At the time I thought it was a good deal, but I was hit with a shipping fee of almost $15, so I felt kind of duped.

In any case, I scanned the website for cool pet products to find, and stumbled upon the Tiki Cat King Kamehameha Luau Variety Pack Canned Cat Food, containing 12 cans for $8.99. I've seen the stuff in organic pet stores and have always been intrigued by it, so I gave it a shot.

The cool thing about this food is that all formulas are made suitable for human consumption. And the food really contains premium whole meat. When I opened the can of sardine cutlets, I was shocked—they're sardines. Not sardine by-product, not sardine flavor, but real sardines. This is the kind of stuff I can feel good about feeding Olive! Check out the recipes at www.petropics.com. Is your mouth watering too?

Olive recently got the treat of testing out the Scratch Lounge, a three-sided scratcher that also serves as somewhat of a cat nest.

When the box came in, Olive was on it like a magnet, pawing at the cardboard as I ripped it open. It comes with catnip, which she was equally intrigued by.

I liked the design—it's cute in a retro kitschy sorta way--and it has reversible scratch pads. It's got plenty of room for a little Cornish Rex, and Olive sometimes just sits in it near the door.

Olive's never been great at identifying what to scratch. In fact, she seems to like my couch more than anything else—well, except my computer chair. But I'd say her third favorite option is the Scratch Lounge, which she clearly favors over the other scratchers, which sit unattended taking up space in my house. I'll probably throw out the others and keep this one.

The warm and fuzzy part? A portion of profits go to animal rescue, including free spay and neuter clinics.

Grab one for yourself and watch videos of cats enjoying the lounge like mad at http://www.scratchlounge.com/.

This is heartbreaking, but I feel compelled to post a link to this article from WRTV Indianapolis to warn other Cornish Rex owners to watch their babies carefully if they are taken outside.

A Cornish Rex was killed Saturday morning after being attacked by two pit bulls. Apparently, the owners used to walk the cat through the neighborhood on a leash, and on Saturday they had tied his leash to the mirror of their SUV when the dogs suddenly appeared. By the time the owners reached him, it was too late

I know that many pit bulls are very sweet, and I don't mean to reinforce a negative stereotype, but please, watch your babies closely. I would hate to hear of something like this happening again.

Feast your eyes on blanketID’s chic identification tags, so glossy and rich they’ll make your mouth water. They’re a rarity of form and function, where jewelry meets safety.

The inner beauty in these gems is that they help ensure you’ll find your pet if it’s lost. With blanketID, anyone who comes across your pet can enter the tag number on the company’s website to find all the information you’d want them to have.